Bike the Drive takes over Lake Shore Drive Sunday morning

Riders bicycle down Lake Shore Drive last year during the 2013 edition of Bike the Drive.

Riders bicycle down Lake Shore Drive last year during the 2013 edition of Bike the Drive. (Nancy Stone / Chicago Tribune)

Wes VenteicherTribune reporter

Lake Shore Drive will be closed to vehicle traffic Sunday morning from Hollywood Avenue to 57th Street for Bike the Drive.

The approximately 14.5-mile stretch of road will be closed from 5 a.m. to 11 a.m. for the annual cycling event organized by the Active Transportation Alliance, according to the City of Chicago's Office of Emergency Management.

The event lets cyclists make a noncompetitive round trip ride from Grant Park south to the Museum of Science and Industry then north to Lake Shore Drive's northern turnaround point at Hollywood, according to an event website. Riders start at Columbus Street and Jackson Drive.